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Friday, April 28, 1988 Weber State Collegf Vol. 48 No. 60 4 Dr. Timothy Leary spoke to yesterday's convocation crowd about his views on philosophy. Leary, noted for his radical views in the 60's, told students that many of those views still apply today. (Signpost photo: Judd Bundy) Philosopher performs at Convocation Lynn Martineau Asst. Sports Editor There is an epidemic of bad ideas and malignant thoughts polluting the world today. That epidemic was the initial focus of the counterculture said guru, Dr Timothy Leary, yesterday during the Convocations lecture. Leary, a psychologist, was one of the founders of humanistic psychology and was the director of the Harvard Psychedelic Research Project. But Leary is probably best known for coining the phrase "turn-on, tune-in, drop-out." Leary said, "I see myself as a performing philosophcr."According to Leary, during the feudal eras and even today, philosophy was not performed philosophy was enforced. "A performing philosopher's job is to encourage and enpower you to think for yourself and question authority," said Leary. As a psychologist and philosopher, Leary is interested mainly in ideas, information and the use of thought. "A malignant thought is an idea that doesn't open you up to change or accept any other points of view," he said. Leary made light of some of today's religious leaders. "People like the Ayatolla Khomeini are disseminating some of the classic malignant thoughts of all time," Leary said. He cited the mass media as one of the reasons for the spread of such malignant thoughts. Leary was careful to avoid condemning Mormon leaders of such malignant thoughts. "I try to use humor and satire as a performing philosopher. I think the function of a performing philosopher is to satirize and ridicule the establishment," said Leary. "I have no solutions to the illegal drug problem; my job is to raise questions and throw out ideas that may shock you," said Leary. According to Leary, the two drugs on the government's most-wanted list are marijuana and cocaine, and they are two of the least harmful illegal drugs. Leary pointed out that alcohol and nicotine cause far more deaths than cocaine or marijuana, yet they are legal. Leary said he wanted to make it clear that he wasn't advocating drug use; he was however advocating the freedom to choose whether or not to use drugs. Leary said there is one area where he takes a very hard line on drugs, that is when kids are concerned. (see LEARY on page 3) Haloid Arts & Entertainment Classifieds News Opinion Sports Conservatives oust communist co-president (CPS) Conservative students succeeded in ousting a communist as co-president of the University of Massachusetts' student government. On April 13, the student Supreme Court pushed co-presidents Jason Rabinowitz, a member of the Young Communist League, and Shari Silkoff, who doesn't belong to the group, out of office. Student Attorney General William Collins had argued the student constitution does not allow for more than one president. The court called for a new presidential election, which will be held pending further appeal from Silkoff and Rabinowitz. Collins had asked the student court to invalidate the election because the school's constitution does not allow for co-presidents, although co-presidents have held the office in the past. Almost as soon as Rabinowitz, 20, and Silkoff, also 20, won 67 percent of the 2500 votes cast in the March 15 campus-wide election, conservative members of the student government began a filibuster to keep' the election from being ratified. Collins maintained Rabinowitz's politics had nothing to do with the effort to keep him from office. Rabinowitz disagreed. "He's more interested in petty politics than the well-being of the whole student government." At the same time, student government battles erupted at the University of New Mexico. Student President Lillian Montoya first fired student Attorney General Jon Price for improperly ruling campus-wide elections invalid. She then prompted the whole Election Commission to resign when she prodded it to hold a second election. It takes more than flying to be top gun Jill Titensor Asst. News Editor Editor's Note: This article about the Navy is the last in a series concerning campus ROTC programs. Some people dream of flying, especially after seeing the movie "Top Gun" where Tom Cruise played Ihe part of Maverick, a macho Navy fighter pilot. What many people don't realize is the lime and effort required for pilots to reach their goals. One example is Navy Lieutenant Sophia Concrly. Concrly was the first graduate of WSC's Navy Reserve Officer Training Corp (NROTC). She graduated from Weber State College in 1984 with a bachelor's degree in geology. During her years at WSC, Concrly was involved in ROTC. Unlike the Army or Air Force ROTC programs, none of the Navy classes are taught here at Weber. Midshipmen (officer trainees) from WSC attend academic as well as leadership labs at the University of Utah. In their classes, midshipmen are taught about naval history and organization, leadership skills, management techniques, ship navigation and navy weapons. (see ROTC on page 2) Q O Q page 7 page 11 page 2 page 5 page 9 Are you a math whiz? Read about National Math Week on page 2 Utah has its own hairy trends see page 7 Tennis anyone? see page 10 v-1

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Friday, April 28, 1988 Weber State Collegf Vol. 48 No. 60 4 Dr. Timothy Leary spoke to yesterday's convocation crowd about his views on philosophy. Leary, noted for his radical views in the 60's, told students that many of those views still apply today. (Signpost photo: Judd Bundy) Philosopher performs at Convocation Lynn Martineau Asst. Sports Editor There is an epidemic of bad ideas and malignant thoughts polluting the world today. That epidemic was the initial focus of the counterculture said guru, Dr Timothy Leary, yesterday during the Convocations lecture. Leary, a psychologist, was one of the founders of humanistic psychology and was the director of the Harvard Psychedelic Research Project. But Leary is probably best known for coining the phrase "turn-on, tune-in, drop-out." Leary said, "I see myself as a performing philosophcr."According to Leary, during the feudal eras and even today, philosophy was not performed philosophy was enforced. "A performing philosopher's job is to encourage and enpower you to think for yourself and question authority," said Leary. As a psychologist and philosopher, Leary is interested mainly in ideas, information and the use of thought. "A malignant thought is an idea that doesn't open you up to change or accept any other points of view," he said. Leary made light of some of today's religious leaders. "People like the Ayatolla Khomeini are disseminating some of the classic malignant thoughts of all time," Leary said. He cited the mass media as one of the reasons for the spread of such malignant thoughts. Leary was careful to avoid condemning Mormon leaders of such malignant thoughts. "I try to use humor and satire as a performing philosopher. I think the function of a performing philosopher is to satirize and ridicule the establishment," said Leary. "I have no solutions to the illegal drug problem; my job is to raise questions and throw out ideas that may shock you," said Leary. According to Leary, the two drugs on the government's most-wanted list are marijuana and cocaine, and they are two of the least harmful illegal drugs. Leary pointed out that alcohol and nicotine cause far more deaths than cocaine or marijuana, yet they are legal. Leary said he wanted to make it clear that he wasn't advocating drug use; he was however advocating the freedom to choose whether or not to use drugs. Leary said there is one area where he takes a very hard line on drugs, that is when kids are concerned. (see LEARY on page 3) Haloid Arts & Entertainment Classifieds News Opinion Sports Conservatives oust communist co-president (CPS) Conservative students succeeded in ousting a communist as co-president of the University of Massachusetts' student government. On April 13, the student Supreme Court pushed co-presidents Jason Rabinowitz, a member of the Young Communist League, and Shari Silkoff, who doesn't belong to the group, out of office. Student Attorney General William Collins had argued the student constitution does not allow for more than one president. The court called for a new presidential election, which will be held pending further appeal from Silkoff and Rabinowitz. Collins had asked the student court to invalidate the election because the school's constitution does not allow for co-presidents, although co-presidents have held the office in the past. Almost as soon as Rabinowitz, 20, and Silkoff, also 20, won 67 percent of the 2500 votes cast in the March 15 campus-wide election, conservative members of the student government began a filibuster to keep' the election from being ratified. Collins maintained Rabinowitz's politics had nothing to do with the effort to keep him from office. Rabinowitz disagreed. "He's more interested in petty politics than the well-being of the whole student government." At the same time, student government battles erupted at the University of New Mexico. Student President Lillian Montoya first fired student Attorney General Jon Price for improperly ruling campus-wide elections invalid. She then prompted the whole Election Commission to resign when she prodded it to hold a second election. It takes more than flying to be top gun Jill Titensor Asst. News Editor Editor's Note: This article about the Navy is the last in a series concerning campus ROTC programs. Some people dream of flying, especially after seeing the movie "Top Gun" where Tom Cruise played Ihe part of Maverick, a macho Navy fighter pilot. What many people don't realize is the lime and effort required for pilots to reach their goals. One example is Navy Lieutenant Sophia Concrly. Concrly was the first graduate of WSC's Navy Reserve Officer Training Corp (NROTC). She graduated from Weber State College in 1984 with a bachelor's degree in geology. During her years at WSC, Concrly was involved in ROTC. Unlike the Army or Air Force ROTC programs, none of the Navy classes are taught here at Weber. Midshipmen (officer trainees) from WSC attend academic as well as leadership labs at the University of Utah. In their classes, midshipmen are taught about naval history and organization, leadership skills, management techniques, ship navigation and navy weapons. (see ROTC on page 2) Q O Q page 7 page 11 page 2 page 5 page 9 Are you a math whiz? Read about National Math Week on page 2 Utah has its own hairy trends see page 7 Tennis anyone? see page 10 v-1